Jazoli Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Why not use your mobile as a hotspot? provided you have a decent data plan you could have carried on as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 57 minutes ago, Jazoli said: Why not use your mobile as a hotspot? provided you have a decent data plan you could have carried on as normal. Simples - None to poor mobile reception at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 16 hours ago, captain_70s said: I rarely encounter bus lanes apart from on GWR, although the traffic along there is diabolical at times. It's the Kingston bridge end of the clydeside expressway which seems to cause the most rage. The whiteinch end of the expressway is bad for complete bawbags not knowing what the fuck they're doing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Day 2 of the school holidays....FFS rainagain and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Taking the C5 for some doctoring and MOT in the morning. Pool of brake fluid beside front n/s wheel today. Had to go to Halfords for DOT4, only place open. eleven quid and it's nearly all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 There is another road with the same name but it is in Enfield. The deliveries have the correct address and postcode. Just the wrong name and number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 8:26 AM, dave j said: Saw this tyre on a car parked next to me yesterday. It was a 13 plate c max. Scary to think people drive with tyres in this state! Update- walked the dog in the same spot today, came back to find a 13 plate white c max parked next to me with 2 very recent new tyres on the front, hopefully this is the same one I left the note on and they actually got it sorted! mercedade, Garythesnail and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Today I needed to put two cars outside my garage, not a big deal you might say but I had to move a lot of crap off the drive and hopefully mow the standing area. Mowing has been abandoned. My year old Mountfield will start but not run, hit the primer and it will run a bit longer. Just needs cleaning I thought, fuel is fresh it started fine on the first tank of the year. I looked at many videos of how to clean the jets and checked every one was blockage free and would blow through ok. Even the one hidden behind a blocked off passageway, a gentle squeeze with pliers pops out the ballbearing that blocks this bit off An unrewarding result, the bloody thing will not run unless you reach over and jab the primer every four seconds. Out of curiosity I thought I would check if you can buy a new jet as a spare, you can as a whole carb for a tenner delivered! Order placed! Then an advert popped up for a carb that fits old faithful, a 15 year old mountfield that I put in the shed when a plastic bit sheared off the top of the throttle spindle, Five pounds delivered ! GET IN! Its an Omen, the old beast wants to rise again. Tupperware Carb didnt turn up, old school aluminium one did. Five minutes to fit, airduster the fuel tank to evict any spiders, clean the plug.... Pull the starter Oh, fuck all compression and no more spanner time available for bastard mowers. So both cars are parked in the rolling savannah at the bottom of the garden awaiting spanner time. The Galaxy has properly lunched its gearbox but its a scrapyard box that had unknown miles and third gear always crunched if hurried. The epic grinding and snapping noises make me wonder if the drain plug will dispense more metal than oil! On its way down the garden, even though I walked the course I managed to drive over a garden tool and bugger up a tyre on the Galaxy, at least it wasnt a new one I would have been much less pissed off if it was the Micra, all those tyres are up for replacement. Guess what noise the Custurd the Micra made when I did a full lock turn to park it ? Yes, that noise. This is all for the greater good though, I have to make space for an R8 and a StreetWise with 70,000 miles between them and I know nothing about K-series engines, what could possibly go wrong ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Yesterday, I was meant to be on a train down to Stoke on Trent. However, I did not get on that train, and I am still at home. I was meant to start training with Openreach today to be a fibre installer. However, on Friday afternoon they phoned me to say they still hadn't got any paperwork through from the 3rd party medical assessment company they use. I had an appointment with said company at the beginning of July. They only sent me a request form for my GP's contact details on Friday morning. Thanks to this, I've been bumped onto the next fibre training course, which is a month from now. Meanwhile I have interest from other employers and I'm this close to telling Openreach to shove it. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Not until you're in the door. Open reach will be full of catastrophe, but much like the public sector there's a lot of benefits if you can put up with them BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Yesterday, I was meant to be on a train down to Stoke on Trent.... The weird thing about Stoke is that I've only been there twice, and each time I ended up bringing a car home.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Rovorsche said: Today I needed to put two cars outside my garage, not a big deal you might say but I had to move a lot of crap off the drive and hopefully mow the standing area. Mowing has been abandoned. My year old Mountfield will start but not run, hit the primer and it will run a bit longer. Just needs cleaning I thought, fuel is fresh it started fine on the first tank of the year. I looked at many videos of how to clean the jets and checked every one was blockage free and would blow through ok. Even the one hidden behind a blocked off passageway, a gentle squeeze with pliers pops out the ballbearing that blocks this bit off An unrewarding result, the bloody thing will not run unless you reach over and jab the primer every four seconds. Out of curiosity I thought I would check if you can buy a new jet as a spare, you can as a whole carb for a tenner delivered! Order placed! Then an advert popped up for a carb that fits old faithful, a 15 year old mountfield that I put in the shed when a plastic bit sheared off the top of the throttle spindle, Five pounds delivered ! GET IN! Its an Omen, the old beast wants to rise again. Tupperware Carb didnt turn up, old school aluminium one did. Five minutes to fit, airduster the fuel tank to evict any spiders, clean the plug.... Pull the starter Oh, fuck all compression and no more spanner time available for bastard mowers. So both cars are parked in the rolling savannah at the bottom of the garden awaiting spanner time. The Galaxy has properly lunched its gearbox but its a scrapyard box that had unknown miles and third gear always crunched if hurried. The epic grinding and snapping noises make me wonder if the drain plug will dispense more metal than oil! On its way down the garden, even though I walked the course I managed to drive over a garden tool and bugger up a tyre on the Galaxy, at least it wasnt a new one I would have been much less pissed off if it was the Micra, all those tyres are up for replacement. Guess what noise the Custurd the Micra made when I did a full lock turn to park it ? Yes, that noise. This is all for the greater good though, I have to make space for an R8 and a StreetWise with 70,000 miles between them and I know nothing about K-series engines, what could possibly go wrong ? Yo Rovorsche, what engine does the mower have? That carb doesn't look familar but the symptoms sound like the issues you get with Briggs and Stratton 148cc engines when the carb diaphragm stretches, which they all do after about 3-4 years. To begin with the primer bulb works, but the diaphragm won't maintain vacuum so new petrol isn't sucked in during running - hence it runs for whats been squeezed in by the priming bulb then conks out when they is used up. if you can get a photo of the engine i can give more info, but its almost certainly not terminal. Crispian_J_Hotson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meter rat Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Buying a new middle exhaust. Then finding out you are possibly being made redundant, due to management fuck ups. richardmorris and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Are you returning that ? Asked the young lady behind the counter (bit obvious given I had two boxes (with wiper blades in) and a receipt in my hand). Yes, one box is missing parts, the other is complete bit doesn't fit. Check computer, oh, shrug shoulder,. Store manager wanders in (been there nearly long enough to grow a beard by now). Those bits don't fit your van (fucking tell me something I didn't know) says the manager. That's the ones on your website. No, cannot be, there not listed here. Turn on phone, show manager their website. Oh, that shouldn't happen he replies So? There's only one for your van. And? Anyway, finally ended up with correct parts. You don't need to guess where I was do you...... Crispian_J_Hotson, myglaren, Datsuncog and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Burned my fingerprints off reflowing a bad solder joint on some new central heating pipework. Also feels like they're still touching the hot copper even though I finished two hours ago! Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Well with no fingerprints now is a good time to commit all those crimes you've always wanted to, before they grow back. Cavcraft and barefoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Exactly what I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, anonymous user said: Well with no fingerprints now is a good time to commit all those crimes you've always wanted to, before they grow back. That doesn't work with cyber fraud, just so you know. Cavcraft, vulgalour and Crispian_J_Hotson 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 went for a trip in the Focus today felt like it had a lumpy tickover it was the dog panting in the back SierraMikeHotel, stonedagain, busmansholiday and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Stanky said: Yo Rovorsche, what engine does the mower have? That carb doesn't look familar but the symptoms sound like the issues you get with Briggs and Stratton 148cc engines when the carb diaphragm stretches, which they all do after about 3-4 years. To begin with the primer bulb works, but the diaphragm won't maintain vacuum so new petrol isn't sucked in during running - hence it runs for whats been squeezed in by the priming bulb then conks out when they is used up. if you can get a photo of the engine i can give more info, but its almost certainly not terminal. Its a "300 series" possibly an E, photo to follow in daylight, much appreciated Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 8 hours ago, HillmanImp said: That doesn't work with cyber fraud, just so you know. Or dixon of dock green detective methods , mind you youd have to rob a post office or somebody who's important for them to give a shit busmansholiday and HillmanImp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 went for a trip in the Focus today felt like it had a lumpy tickover it was the dog panting in the backMy dog has this fault as well. She *hates* travelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Hot bothered and pissed off Today here in Italy I have finally after almost 4 months and 5/6 160km round trips managed to import my UK reg motorbike here in Italy and get the new Italian reg number and the libretto (vehicle reg document) And then they tell me I must now go to a different office building dept to get the certificato di proprietà ( owners docs) plus register the bike with local town. And pay for the priveledge. I go straight there, it is a hot day 34 degrees c, 2 kids in the car and they tell me I must pre-book a visit with them, i.e. not today !! Another round trip of 160 Kms next week I love the burocracy here in Italy ! puddlethumper and Wack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Just had a call from mech prepping for MOT. Needs new discs and a caliper, not unexpected, but the steering rack is shot too, going to be around £600. I'd replace the car but looking for cars is such a pain and son needs it for a holiday in Wales in a couple of weeks. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirton Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 WTF I want a new brake master cylinder for my BMW e28, NLA from BMW so I try the USA where there are many e28's just got this from a parts retailer We regrettably aren’t able to ship to the UK due to new privacy regulations enacted in the EU, which you will find with many American vendors. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience because I absolutely understand. Have they got the wrong end of the stick? This if true will is very bad news for a lot of car owners now to try some others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 There's a lot of US companies just scared by the idea of the GDPR, with no just cause. Sadly it's "easier" to lose some business than engage brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, kirton said: WTF I want a new brake master cylinder for my BMW e28, NLA from BMW so I try the USA where there are many e28's just got this from a parts retailer We regrettably aren’t able to ship to the UK due to new privacy regulations enacted in the EU, which you will find with many American vendors. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience because I absolutely understand. Have they got the wrong end of the stick? This if true will is very bad news for a lot of car owners now to try some others If you have friends outside of the EU who are willing to take a delivery, maybe the part could be forwarded on to you that way? HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, kirton said: WTF I want a new brake master cylinder for my BMW e28, NLA from BMW so I try the USA where there are many e28's just got this from a parts retailer We regrettably aren’t able to ship to the UK due to new privacy regulations enacted in the EU, which you will find with many American vendors. I'm so sorry for the inconvenience because I absolutely understand. Have they got the wrong end of the stick? This if true will is very bad news for a lot of car owners now to try some others Amazon.com still ships to UK stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 12:47 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said: The weird thing about Stoke is that I've only been there twice, and each time I ended up bringing a car home.... Exactly the same as me. Chrisjvm citroen and saab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I preordered a book back in early March (for an April release) through Amazon and I just received an email saying the book I ordered is no longer available.What woeful service. I have never used Amazon before and I certainly will not be using them again.I went into town afterwards and bought it straight off the shelf at the local book shop. So much for preordering to get it ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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